Chapter 24: Zero Defense

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  Lin Heng naturally didn't know what was happening inside the mountain, but when he heard the alarm horn, his gaze tightly scanned towards the direction of Manghu Mountain, as if trying to get a clear view of the intense battle situation dozens of miles away. The entire Qili Gou, all first-class warriors were deployed to the front line, leaving behind only thirty or forty ordinary warriors, who were stationed at the mountain pass fortress.

  At least those elderly ordinary people and women and children all hid in their homes, closing their doors.

  This hiding is only a psychological effect, and for that terrifying old evil thing, these fragile old huts are not worth mentioning, and they will be razed to the ground with just one sweep. So when the vanguard falls, no one can survive when the old evil thing arrives.

  "Lin Hang."

  Lin Heng turned his head to look back, but it was none other than Wanwan, who had been refused by him last time and left in a huff.

  She was a warrior with outstanding martial skills, originally meant to go to the front line. However, the clan leader, Huo Tianzhao, thought that if all the main forces rushed to the forefront, the village would need a slightly stronger expert to sit in defense. In case something unexpected happened, there would be someone to hold it down. So he left her behind and put her in charge of the village's defensive strategy.

  Wanwan came to his side, her gaze following his line of sight, focusing on the depths of the great mountain: "Do you think the clan leaders can defeat the old evil creature?"

  Lin Hang held the steel fork and walked forward, shaking his head slowly: "Cannot."

  Wan Wan didn't think so, first because she had never seen the scene of the old evil spirit's tyranny, and her information about the demon crown python came from hearsay from her elders, lacking the shock of being in the midst of it. Afraid or not, she also felt that the village was making a big deal out of nothing. Second, Qili Gou is now using all its strength, even joining forces with nearby villages to resist, attracting several second-class and many first-class warriors. Such an attack force, even if facing a rare fourth-class old monster, might be able to win in one battle, let alone this beast? Thirdly, the clan leader Huo Tianzhao holds the fourth-class weapon "Hanyu Tongtian Ring", which, combined with the array method, has infinite power, how could it not withstand a single beast?

  She saw Lin Huan's resolute determination and knew that this person's martial skills were deeply hidden and far surpassed her own, so he must have had his reasons for saying so.

  "How can you be so sure? Don't you know that we have the 'Cold Xuan Heavenly Ring' in our hands, which is a powerful killing tool that can destroy all fourth-grade warriors and below? Do you think it's still not enough to deal with Old Evil?"

  Joke, if the old evil thing was so easy to deal with, it wouldn't have been rampant for so many years? You know how many third-class warriors were slaughtered by it back then, why would it be afraid of a mere second-class warrior? The gap between a third-class warrior and a second-class warrior is simply heaven and earth. One third-class warrior can take on dozens of second-class warriors, what are these second-class warriors worth? Of course, it's undeniable that the "Cold Xuan Heavenly Ring" is probably the most likely to change the situation, but Lin Yang didn't have much confidence in this either.

  An old demon who could massacre third-class warriors in large numbers decades ago would not find it difficult to deal with a fourth-class weapon.

  "Intuition." Lin Heng lazily said without explaining the reason.

  "Wan Wan." Just as they were speaking, a big dog came running over from behind, panting: "What are you doing with this piece of trash?"

  Since the last battle, he and Yuwen rarely came into contact. However, due to this defense, he and Yuwen suddenly saw each other day and night, and his thoughts were once again lively. Seeing Yuwen and Lin Heng getting so close, he naturally felt displeased. He had long held a grudge against Lin Heng, who was not pleasing to the eye, and with the previous battle spreading throughout the land, becoming his greatest shame, making him even more disgusted with Lin Heng.

  "What business do I have with you and who else? You're not on sentry duty at the guard post, what are you doing here?"

  "The clan leader has the 'Hanyuan Tongtian Ring' in his hands, what can that little worm do? Anyway, there shouldn't be any problems, I'll just go around... not... I want to help you patrol and see where there are still loopholes, if there are any sneaky thieves..."

  "Just stay on guard, I'll take care of my task! Also, don't slack off, this disaster isn't going to pass easily. If the evil creature comes here, we must do our best to protect the safety of our fellow villagers!"

  The big dog muttered to himself, isn't this worrying about nothing? With the clan leader and nearly a thousand warriors mobilized, can't they even deal with just one little monster? Even if they really couldn't handle it, what's the use of exhausting all their strength? They wouldn't even have time to retreat and protect themselves, let alone ensure the safety of their fellow villagers.

  "Wan Wan, don't let others get the better of you and lose your own prestige. With the Clan Leader and the 'Cold Mystic Heavenly Ring', dealing with that old evil creature is as easy as turning one's hand over. He saw Lin Heng following him all along, and couldn't help but feel that this person had a bit of an airhead about him: "Hey, what's with you, good-for-nothing, always sneaking around everywhere? Are you thinking of taking advantage of when no one is looking to steal things? Geez, I told you to maintain order, not run wild..."

  "This is my assigned defensive area, I am on patrol."

  The big dog's face turned bright red and he said: "...... Why are you patrolling alone? Where are the others?"

  Wanwan saw the big dog making a fuss without reason, and although she was not pleased in her heart, what he said did make sense. Thinking that the whole village was now facing a life-and-death crisis, and the clan leader had entrusted the safety of the village to herself, it seemed that she was somewhat derelict in her duty at the moment, which wasn't quite right.

  "She said coldly, 'Big dog, quickly return to your position! Now the old evil thing is not far from this place, all the villagers are in a life-and-death struggle. If you continue to play around like this, don't blame me for dealing with you according to our clan rules!' She turned to Lin and said, 'I'll go back first, hopefully your prediction won't come true...'"

  At this moment, a sudden and short horn sounded from the Great Mountain, then like beacons, it was transmitted station by station, getting louder and louder, finally echoing throughout the sky!

  Everyone was stunned, their faces turned pale, completely bloodless, and their eyes were filled with a look of horror.

  "It's over, the clan leaders are done!" This short horn was telling everyone: Lao Xie is coming, and he's quite close!

  Qili Gou is about to face the most brutal disaster in history!

  Some people already see a scene of death and destruction unfolding before their eyes, with the aftermath of the demon king's passage leaving nothing but corpses and no survivors.

  Wanwan gritted her teeth, her expression complex as she stared at Lin Heng. Indeed, he had guessed correctly! Thinking back to the scene where even he couldn't withstand a single blow, she thought: How does this person seem to be aware of everything and not be fazed by anything? A thread of thought emerged in her mind: Since Lin Heng can guess the outcome with precision and remain so calm, could it be that he has a plan to deal with that terrifying old evil thing?

  She thought of the old evil thing's ferocity, even with the clan leader Bi Qi using his full strength to lead nearly a thousand warriors, and having the high-level weapon "Han Xuan Tong Tian Huan", they still couldn't stop it. This small figure, no matter how strong he was, what could he do?

  She sprinted towards the command post, raising her voice to shout: "Everyone quickly return to their posts, we're going to fight that old beast!" As she flew away, she continued to shout loudly, using her voice to steady the troops' nerves and boost their morale!

  The big dog was also frightened and didn't care about Lin anymore, running back to its original position with a series of short, sharp barks.

  Lin stood still and silent, staring blankly at the edge of Mount Mang where a dark cloud was floating and moving rapidly, muttering: "It's coming, it's finally coming?"

  But on the other side of the mountain, a snake-like creature with a waist as thick as a water bucket came tumbling over from between the mountains. Its bright red and evil-looking crown was severely damaged, and its scales were broken and falling off in many places along its nearly hundred-meter-long body, but its shocking and terrifying aura stunned everyone.

  Even if someone had anticipated the monster's physical strength, no one could have imagined it would be such a massive creature.